St. James' Day Battle
Naval battle of the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
51.367°N 1.600°E / 51.367; 1.600
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Engraving showing the St. James Day battle August 4th, 1666, between English and Dutch ships | |||||||
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Michiel de Ruyter | |||||||
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The St James' Day Battle[lower-alpha 1] took place on 25 July 1666 [lower-alpha 2] (4 August 1666 in the Gregorian calendar), during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English fleet commanded jointly by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and George Monck, and a Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
Although a clear English victory, this ultimately proved to be of limited strategic value.